Lonely hunter is right! Wow, such a sad group of misfits we encounter in this classic first novel by a young author. As one critic said, "I can't understand how a [22] year old girl can know so much of love and loneliness...". A movie was made in 1968 based on the novel, but I'm not sure I have the heart to endure the additional sadness on screen. I enjoyed the book and for the most part it was a quick read, but I was left feeling disheartened and saddened by the choices most of the misfits made.
Quotes from book:
"What is the value of any piece of property, of any merchandise we buy in a store? The value depends only on one thing - and that is the work it took to make or to raise this article."
"Of all the places he had been this was the loneliest town of all"
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